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https://football-observatory.com/WeeklyPost513 Issue number 513 of the CIES Football Observatory's Weekly Post presents the 100 clubs worldwide having committed the most money in transfer fees (including add-ons regardless of actual payment) to recruit their current first team squad players. Chelsea tops the list with a total investment of €1,314 million, of which €134 million for the most expensive signing (Moisés Caicedo, 10%). Manchester City (€1,128 million) and Manchester United (€1,071m) round up the podium, followed by two other English clubs: Liverpool (€1,065m) and Arsenal (€1,001m). No club outside England has invested more than one billion to assemble its squad, with a maximum of €873 million for Champions League title holders Paris St-Germain (7th, just ahead of Real Madrid). Al-Hilal tops the rankings for non-European clubs (€451m, 19th). Compared to the same date last year, the amounts committed by the ten clubs having invested the most in transfer fees to build their current first team squads increased by 15% (from 8.44 to 9.67 billion) and those of the top 100 by 12% (from 26.23 to 29.42 billion). This evolution is directly linked to the record transfer spending registered in 2025, as illustrated in this video. Transfer fees committed to assemble the squad (€ million) Top 100 worldwide. Squads as on 15/09/2025. Including any add-ons (regardless of actual payment) and paying loans.

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We need to buy a CB in January. Aside from that it was 3 errors that led to goals. Cut that shit out and I don’t think that’s the worst performance away from home. Despite being makeshift in the backline - we are a BS goal away to Brentford from being second in the league. No where near as dire as made out on here.

It’s not that we think we will win it but the fact that we should be competing like a seriously dangerous team having spent the money we have. I know it’s boring to keep banging on about it but the facts are the facts..

What’s going on with that? How incompetent are these fuckers!

Still can’t find a shirt sponsor?

but someoen think that we will win this competition? lool first step is qualify to next round and then lets see if we have some luck in the draw but step by step

All of the games will be tough, we just looked off the pace. What happened to Enzo, just looks a bit slow since start of the season. Was hoping Lavia would be back by now to offer midfield rotation. Club made a mistake not going after a good CB + GK in the transfer window. Instead we spent 50 million on Gittens and then another 40 on Garnacho.

Oh please. Maresca is getting pelters for tonights game. I feel for him, this board has let him down this summer. Yea we got a few decent strikers and a back up lb… but he deserved more. Just look at the defence we are starting with… absolutely horrendous for a club of this stature.

not necessary There are teams that develop during the season and depends a lot of the draw we already knew that game would be tough

Watching all the other big clubs highlights and they all have grown ass men in their teams from back to front.. meanwhile we field an under 21 team.. we are going nowhere in this competition.

We should never ever signed this Ukrainian fraud, he was shite when people called him good He will be driving taxis in two years

It finished that was a positive! And we wont have to play them again! Cause we aint going that far if play like that

School boy and amateurish in every goal we conceded, we have become lame and predictable to watch There was nothing positive about tonight at all

Wake me up when we buy some top class CBs.

Men against boys, absolute rubbish

Fortuna will turn around when they most need it.

Fantastic, Palmer holding his groin and not walking with ease

That's ridiculous how they keep winning late! Blehhhh

jammy cunts 92nd minute Pool winner

3-2 Liverpool

Haha Liverpool late wins 5 in 5 🤬